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RE: FW: GDB Stub and Redboot
- To: Anthony Massa <amassa at logici dot com>
- Subject: RE: [ECOS] FW: GDB Stub and Redboot
- From: Gary Thomas <gthomas at redhat dot com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 11:36:27 -0700 (MST)
- Cc: "Jonathan Larmour (E-mail)" <jlarmour at redhat dot co dot uk>
- Cc: "Jonathan Larmour (E-mail)" <jlarmour at redhat dot co dot uk>, "eCos (E-mail)" <ecos-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Organization: Red Hat, Inc.
On 06-Dec-2000 Anthony Massa wrote:
>
> What does the Generic Flash Memory support do?
>
It enables FLASH support. You use this with RedBoot to allow it to manage
the on-board FLASH memory device.
>
> So, I don't need to add the Networking package? Is that somewhere in the
> redboot template?
>
No, RedBoot uses it's own network stack, separate from the eCos network
package.
>
> Also, why is PowerPC QUICC/SMC serial device drivers greyed out in the
> config tool?
>
Because you've not enabled generic serial I/O. You shouldn't do this
anyway. The PowerPC/QUICC packages are set up to include certain functions
(like the serial drivers) once the generic support is turned on.
Again, RedBoot does not use any of this.
>
>
>
>> > Additional questions inline...
>> >
>> >> > I want to be able to have GDB access to my MBX board to use
>> >> the debugger. I
>> >> > would like to connect to the
>> >> > board using the Ethernet port so I can have the serial port
>> >> available for my
>> >> > own I/O. Do I build the GDB stub
>> >> > and add the redboot package or is it an either or type of thing?
>> >>
>> >> It's sort of an either or thing. Redboot includes a GDB stub.
>> >>
>> >> > If it is a choice of either redboot or GDB, what packages
>> >> do I need to add
>> >> > for networking support under GDB?
>> >> >
>> >> > What additional packages do I need to add for networking
>> >> support in redboot?
>> >>
>> >> You should be able to get what you want either by just
>> installing the
>> >> prebuilt images, or:
>> >>
>> >> ecosconfig new mbx redboot
>> >> ecosconfig import
>> >> PATHTOREPOSITORY/hal/powerpc/mbx/current/misc/redboot_ROM.cfg
>> >> ecosconfig tree
>> >> make
>> >
>> > I haven't used ecosconfig before. I use the Windows config
>> tool. So, for
>> > this would I just select the redboot template?
>> >
>> >
>> > Are there any other options or packages that I need to add?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Will networking support be added to communicate with
>> redboot via Ethernet?
>>
>> You'll need to use the RedBoot template and then add
>> 'Generic FLASH memory support'
>> 'Common ethernet support'
>> Also, be sure and set the startup type to ROM (it won't
>> default that way)
>>